Dasineura ulmaria (Bremi, 1847)
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDasineura ulmaria (a gall midge)
GenusDasineura (a genus of gall midges)
TribeOligotrophini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeLasiopteridi (a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SubfamilyCECIDOMYIINAE (a subfamily of gall, rust and aphid midges)
FamilyCECIDOMYIIDAE (wood, gall, rust and aphid midges)
SuperfamilySCIAROIDEA (fungus gnats and gall midges)
InfraorderBibionomorpha (St Mark’s flies, fever flies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Dasineura ulmaria (a gall midge) :
1: Dasineura ulmaria (a gall midge)
13 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
galls on leaves of Meadow Sweet
Image 1: Galls from upperside of leafImage 2: Galls from underside of leafImage 3: Galls - upperside - close-upImage 4: Galls - upperside - close-up (2)Image 5: Galls - underside - close-upImage 6: Galls - underside - close-up (2)
2: Dasineura ulmaria (a gall midge)
11 Aug 1968 OSGR: TQ31 50° 60’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Galls on Meadow Sweet leaves
Image 1: Galls - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Harris, K. 2010 Notes on gall midge galls recorded on Filipendula ulmaria and F. vulgaris in the United Kingdom Cecidology Vol 25: 6-10, 29-21, plates 2 & 3.

Dasineura ulmaria (a gall midge) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dasineura ulmaria (a gall midge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dasineura ulmaria (a gall midge)
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